X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=a5333d2e08ff047c9401e807f3f9d6630e62e9c3;hb=7e3cfbc1cd50bd5f1a5169e03634c44e2dbcb2a1;hp=0a7ab1ce967b338a9228112043e9e4e0d4d3f6be;hpb=c07a80fdfe3926b5eb0585b674aa5d1f57b32ade;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git diff --git a/README b/README index 0a7ab1c..a5333d2 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Perl Kit, Version 5.0 - Copyright 1989-1996, Larry Wall + Copyright 1989-1997, Larry Wall All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify @@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ Kit, in the file named "Artistic". If not, I'll be glad to provide one. You should also have received a copy of the GNU General Public License - along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software - Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. + along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, + Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. For those of you that choose to use the GNU General Public License, my interpretation of the GNU General Public License is that no Perl @@ -62,24 +62,24 @@ in MANIFEST. Installation -1) Detailed instructions are in the file INSTALL. In brief, the -following should work on most systems: +1) Detailed instructions are in the file INSTALL which you should read. +In brief, the following should work on most systems: rm -f config.sh sh Configure make make test make install -For most systems, it should be safe to accept all the Configure -defaults. +For most systems, it should be safe to accept all the Configure defaults. +(It is recommended that you accept the defaults the first time you build +or if you have any problems building.) 2) Read the manual entries before running perl. 3) IMPORTANT! Help save the world! Communicate any problems and suggested -patches to me, lwall@sems.com (Larry Wall), so we can -keep the world in sync. If you have a problem, there's someone else -out there who either has had or will have the same problem. -It's usually helpful if you send the output of the "myconfig" script -in the main perl directory. +patches to perlbug@perl.com so we can keep the world in sync. +If you have a problem, there's someone else out there who either has had +or will have the same problem. It's usually helpful if you send the +output of the "myconfig" script in the main perl directory. If you've succeeded in compiling perl, the perlbug script in the utils/ subdirectory can be used to help mail in a bug report.